Notice Information
Notice Title
Laboratory Information System
Notice Description
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
Lot Information
Lot 1
Laboratory Information System - Contract variation to include North Cumbria Integrated Care into existing Northumbria NHS Contract.
Procurement Information
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). <br/>Contract Commenced on 23 August 2021 for a term of 10 years - Expires 22 August 2031.<br/>This Contract Award Notice is retrospective due to an Authority oversight at the time of award.<br/>The procurement was under the terms of the QE Facilities Framework - Procurement Framework for the Supply of Clinical IT,<br/>Software and IT Hardware, Solutions, following a Further Competition.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067149
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028744-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £11,112,155 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Aug 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- 24 Oct 2025 - 17 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORTH SHIELDS,
- Postcode
- NE27 0QJ
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC21 Northumberland
-
- Local Authority
- North Tyneside
- Electoral Ward
- Shiremoor
- Westminster Constituency
- Tynemouth
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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